Apparatus for labeling goods such as stockings and the like



June 22 ,1926. @.Sgym

o. P. WERNER APPARATUS FOR LABELING GOODS SUCH ASv STOCKINGS AND THE LIKE June 22 1926.

. O. P. WERNER APPARATUS FOR LABELING sooDs suon As sTocKINGs AND THE LIKE 'I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Sept. '11. 1925 dune 22, 1925.

TD KAUMAGRAPH CO., OF N EU YORK,

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Application -nled September This invention relates to improvements in apparatus tor libeliuggoods such as stockings and the like, and pertains more .partieularly to an arrangement and combination t: oit devices whereby' sueh work may be carried on Vnuoro Conveniently and expeditiously.

'Stockings are usuallyv stainped on .the toe with afinark'o'l: idontilication or label together with thev size number and whatever oise lis' desired( rilieselabels are applied by 4tie sofealled v transfer process, that is', the labelsv areprinted in colored 'wai/1', ora.- subr str irnce of low melting point, one' roll of p per. The paper with the label down is l pliieed over the goocs in the desired place :find a hot ironis then pressed downover the paper, "Causing Ythe'label tobe transferred to! the surfaoe of the goods. liiinong the objects 'of the i rention arevto provide apparatus whereby the operator is ena led to Vperform the stamping` and labelingv operations at a higher rate of speedthan has v,been possible heretofore, in ainore-perfeet and aeeurate-inanner, with lessli-kelivhood ot' making' errors, with less fatigue, and with fewer and shorter motions. Other-objects and advantages will become apparent iroin the followingdescription taken lin eonneetion with the accompanying drawings wherein oneliorin otftheinvention is-fillus u ted.

vInrthe drawings: Figure 1 is a front perspective-view of a vdevice embodying my invention;

vIl`ig1l2`isia sectional elevation taken .on line 2-2 of Figjl;

Fig'. 3 is an elevation out the raok and iii-aine parts with intermediate portions bro renV away.

' Fig. i-is an enlarged section online 4-4 -ojfI Fig 5 is an enlarged;

Fig. '6i-is a fragment ary-Viewet the lower corner et the guide roll raclr.

Referring-niore in detail to the drawings,

section on linel 5 -5 Yand eonsoruetiomits top .1:8 being provided nwith eut-one portions 9 A and. 491m in. the-'front-v et by bleek l1? f en@ 1 i1, 1925. serial Netw/afi.

positioned in the recesses thereof are adapted to engage in thegrooves 15 of guide bars 16 which extendtransversel)7 of rthe table `top Sfwherebythesupport 10 is slidable Jfor a` short distence to r1ndf ronrthe operator who soeeupies thewposition lininiediateli in Airc-int of -table 8' asldened'rby `the Vcnt-away PQBQ! A `heating oir-stamping Aeleinent shown in the drawings intheorni-o aniron 1'7- is Yhelda'boif'e support v10 land i'sadaptied to be `swung down-thereon. 'jTheiron 17"has a lbail" r18, the center vof which visi-fastened vto the bottom oitA the'fheadblookli? which is niounted so that itsaxis i-ein'a'ins :vertical in -moving by Ineansof ajpa'rallellink motion lpiifeted 'at' equidistant' pointsl in .head block "19atoneend `and in the br-'aeket22iat the f other, the] bracket being. secured in .any 'suitable Uway -to 'the table top '8. Tlienrin Ii2() and bar121` are each offset -so that the bracket or-stan'd A22 .isat oneside. ofthe work support A10, therebyleaVi-ng the space behind the support andunderigthe.iron 17 free of-'obstructions The-arnrQO has alv-i-earwardly .extending yp ortifon '5,23 pivotally fastened to A tlie ,e1`1d of the link 2li'. 'which lextends through slot@ 25 inthe-table top 1 8 and-"is adjustab-ly piVoted to'theknee of a `footlerer 26 :which-swings froxnfa -braoket27 securedto the underside of the table top 8. The `foot lever '26 :is so proportioned'and balancedthat it will nor- .inallyfassuine afposition tolhold the, sad iron x-riedi inea; rackf which'. isslidablyf mounted the table a by .-ineapsfef brackets 30. lGru-ide rails32 andv :S32-are. -seenfrfedeaeross the upper andlo'wergenfds-of 29%. .lilnotehed seller fet/fthe pfA bymeees which ride on the top rail 32 and are 'secured to thev racl: by ineens oi the sheave plates d2 which pass down on either side ot 'the rail 32 and bolted to the top tie The outer rack barsff are extended at the up-` Jer and loiver ends and notched to slidablv l .i

engage #with the iailsSZy and 33 for holding,r

vthe rack structujeI in place.

el. series oi )airs ot Quide rolls 42 are mounted ina secondary 'traine which is carried by the roll freine 35 and supported Vtherel'iy above the table.' A pair oi' guide rollsll is provided for each ot the Atransfer rolls 28, each upper roll 4t2` ot each pair having a pin journaled in a slot del whereby it may be raised out ot contact with the lower roll to facilitate insertion ot the strip ot transfer inaterial between the rolls. The end ot each oi the rolls of transfer paper is passed between the proper pair of guide rolls and is held in positiony by the pressure between the rolls caused by Weight of the upper roll.

A... swinging handle bar .41dis pivoted to the rack side bars 36", and has a. rearwardly etending` linger or latch adapted to engage in the notches in the bar 34.11. The latch l5 is pulled downwardly by ineens ot the spring` i6 which istastened to said latch and to traine e3, and thus serv-es to hold the 'traine 35 in a selector position.

guide roll fr? is pivotally i'nounted in a bracket e8 secured to the table top 8 and is located directly behind the sliding support l0.

lfhe device is used in substantially the ollowing manner: The operator sits in position in front or" the table with bundles er" stockings sorted in colors and sizes stacked at one side. A bundle is placed with the toe portions in position on the top ot the sliding support l0. The vend of the roll bearing the properlabels and size ninnber is drawn out from the holding rack d3. passed under the guide roller 4:7 and laid over the topinost stocking with the `label correctly placed. The support .l0 is then shifted forward or backward so that the iron l? willr strike directly over i the label.V The iron 17 is then brought down,

`held untilthe label has been transferred and then released. The operator then lays f y back the ends of the top pair of stockings,

draws a new label into place and repeats the operation until the stack is exhausted. The bundle is then' passed to the other side ot oit the table, a new bundle put on the stand7 the proper label roll selected and the operation repeated.

The laieling is rapidly peri'iornied with a very sniall number ot dil'l'erent motions required by the operator, and the goods and the labels are very conif'eniently arranged tor selection. The label is positioned on the goods and then the Work support l0 shifted so that the label cornes under the iron Without disarranging the position ot the label. lt Will also be seen that the shiftable support 10 pern'iits` positioning oil nieans for lowering and raising'said e1e nient, a Work support adapted. to be positioned in the path of movement oi' said element, a fixed traine-support, a slidable l'ranie mounted on said support and holding a plurality ot transfer rolls arranged in vertical. rows7 said slidable traine adapted to be positioned so that any one of the transier rolls may be operatively positioned relatively to said support.

2. In combination, a table, a stamping eleinent niovably mounted thereon, a Worlr support mounted on said table in the path ot said element, means 'for moving said element into and out of engagement with support, a slidable rack adapted to hold a plurality of transfer rolls arranged in vvertical fousa and nieans for positioning the. rack With respect to the Work support.

3. In combination, a pivotally mounted erin a stamping element pivoted in the tree end thereof, a guide bar pivoted at eg distant points from the pivot point of t e arn and the pivot point of said eleinent respeenvely and on tli saineY side as said pivots. a -pivotally mounted depending operating lever, and a linlr pivotally connecting the. arin and the depending lever.

in combination, a rack, transfer rolls arranged in vertical rows thereon, a guide .to the lower roll thereof.

In combination, a stamping element lll5- llo mounted for movement in a Vertical plane and yieldingly held in a raised position, a work support mounted in operative relation with respect to said element and slidahle normally to the path of motion of said element, a guide roll located to the rear oil and in line with, the supper e, a rack adapted to hold a plurality oit transversely slidalele transfer rolls arranged in Vertical rows to the rear of said guide roll, and means for releasahly holding` the rack in a desired position with respect to the said guide roll.

(3. The con'ibinal'ion as set 'forth in claim 5, further characterized by a guide roll 'frame carried on the front of said rack, a plurality ol pairs of: guide rolls pivoted in the guide roll lira ie and corresponding in number and arrangement with the said transfer rolls but more closelliT spaced, the

Lippe; roll of each or" the said pairs being movable with respect to the lower roll.

7. In apparatus of the character described,

a work support, a rack support, a frame, a rack mounted in said frame and adapted to hold a plurality of rolls of transfer material, said rack being arranged 'for movement in said frame. whereby said rolls may he selectively moved into operative relation 'with respect 'to said Work support, and

.re for infecting a transfer from a selected roll to Work placed upon said support.

8. ln combination, a Work table, a Work support slidably mounted on said table, a heated stan'iping head mounted to move vertically with respect to said table, means adapted to actuate said stamping head, a guide roller connected to said table and adapted to guide a tape to and above said moi/able support, and a support adapted to movahly hold a plurality of rolls of tape.

ln Witness whereof l hereto aiiiz; my signature.

GTT() P. WERNER 

